Topics Started by Tempest in a Teacup

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Anthony Morris has brothers!!!
by elkatire1980 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i would like to know if anthony morris really has the particle "iii" in his name.

i was looking how to ask about it and i found to ask his brothers.. in the watchtower 15 5/15 you can read in the article "remembering my first love has helped me to endure": .

i must confess, however, that when i first learned the truth, i was not very tactful, especially when i talked to my immediate family.
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Why attack?
by newqatarjob in
1. jw
2. experiences
as someone brought up as a jw and been an elder and been disfellowshipped (twice!!!

) i find it difficult to understand why ex jws have to attack the religion, yes religion, not cult or sect.

i am no longer disfellowshipped just do not want to practice anymore.
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Nature of the Word "Spiritual" Amongst Witnesses
by freemindfade in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
even as an atheist i consider myself spiritual, always have, metaphysics and spiritual discussions about enlightenment and so on i find interesting, even if belief in a yhwh is not in me.

i want to propose this simple definition of the word "spiritual" among jehovah's witnesses.. spiritual = indoctrination or indoctrinated.

i have been told how i'm "just not a spiritual man".
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Shutting down the Judicial Committee "invite".
by kairos in
1. jw
2. friends
judicial committee invitation comes, with be there or be square consequences.. ( come or we will df you ).

what are the sure fire, tested and true tactics that will keep the elders off your back?

( for good ).
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Elder Using Innuendos at Every Single Opportunity
by Tempest in a Teacup in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
there's this elder in my hall.

in his comments and talks, he loves to include the kind of details that would leave listeners wondering who his comment/talk is about.

he seems to see himself as a jw behaviour expert and drops titbits whenever he's behind the mic.
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Opening the Eyes of JWs Wasting Their Lives Away in Prisons Because of...Nothing
by Tempest in a Teacup in
1. jw
2. friends
is there any practical way to let these people see the light?

has anything been already done to get the valuable information they need to them?

if yes, what has been the outcome?.
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Education, education, education....
by snare&racket in
1. jw
2. friends
an update on my life post education..... as the governing body continue to denounce higher education, reality continues to prove their words ignorant, ill informed and blatant lies.

i am proud and astonished to say i have just been accepted for a university teaching hospital post.

i have a seriously sought after, senior house officer job in intensive care, endocrinology and clinical pharmacology.
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What I Like About This Forum...
by Tempest in a Teacup in
1. jw
2. friends
...is that it gives me insight into jw circles i'd otherwise never know.. my mother loathes gossip and derives a personal pleasure in shutting jw gossips up.

as a family, we belong to that boring side of the congregation which never hear any of the juicy stories on the going-ons in the hall.. this forum however makes it possible to have a real panoramic view of the whole thingy.

from the gb to bethel, to the elders and their families, to the ninja-pioneer army, and many other cliques in the congregations.
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New Marriage Arrangement Rumor?
by Thoughtless in
1. jw
2. friends
so, i haven't lurked here in a long while however, i have been checking up more frequently and i saw that there is a rumor going around about getting barred from marriage if the brother not appointed by the time he is 23. is that true?

if it is, i am so screwed haha.

proud fader present within college.
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JW Romantic Approach Techniques
by Tempest in a Teacup in
1. jw
2. friends
of course these can differ from one culture to the other.

but some are found exclusively on jw planet.

like..." sis/bro, do you mind preaching with me on saturday?".